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Sunday, March 3, 2013

One of our users reached out and asked if we knew of any good 60's and 70's Rock 'n Roll tunes that worked with Cruise Control to help him train for the Senior Olympics. Some of us were not even a glimmer in our daddies' eyes when this music was recorded, but there are a few of us around here that know good rock 'n roll when we hear it! So, here are some tunes for CC user Mike and other old school fans. And yes, we know, not all of it was recorded before the 1980 but we think you will like it anyway.

Run-Tested Playlists are a collection of songs that we, and our users, love Cruisin' to. These songs have a beat that is very easy to follow and are very likely to make it through the app's tempo analyzer. But, we can't guarantee it - it turns out that the iTunes store encodes the same songs in a bunch of different ways depending upon which country you are in. Want more tunes to cruise to? We'll post a new playlist of some of our favorites here periodically or follow @CruiseCtrlRun for more frequent recommendations.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Stefan is one of those ideal Cruise Controllers. He clocks in 30 km runs routinely and then emails us his suggestions for app improvements and his favourite runnings songs. It would be nice to immortalize his contribution with a plaque on the wall of our office, but since we don't have an office, a run-tested playlist is the next best bet. Here are Stefan's incredibly eclectic 15 favourite running songs. Enjoy!

Run-Tested Playlists are a collection of songs that we, and our users, love Cruisin' to. These songs have a beat that is very easy to follow and are very likely to make it through the app's tempo analyzer. But, we can't guarantee it - it turns out that the iTunes store encodes the same songs in a bunch of different ways depending upon which country you are in. Want more tunes to cruise to? We'll post a new playlist of some of our favorites here periodically or follow @CruiseCtrlRun for more frequent recommendations.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Cruisin’ to this playlist Marshall ran a personal best on
the 10km - guess it must be rocking! Most songs are from the land down under,
where Marshall is training hard for his very first marathon. Let us know how it
goes, mate!

Run-Tested Playlists are a collection of songs that we, and our users, love Cruisin' to. Once on your phone, these songs are guaranteed to make it through the app's tempo analyzer. And, the beat is easy to follow when running. Want more tunes to cruise to? We'll post a new playlist of some of our favorites here periodically or follow @CruiseCtrlRun for more frequent recommendations.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Heart Rate
ANT+: Cruise Control should work with all heart rate monitors that use the ANT+ protocol as long as you have an ANT+ key for your iPhone. Here are examples of an ANT+ monitor and key from our friends at www.wahoofitness.com. Note: we don't think that anyone sells ANT+ keys for the iPhone 5 yet.

Bluetooth Smart: Cruise Control should work with all heart rate monitors that use Bluetooth Smart. No key required. This really only applies to iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 users as prior iPhones did not have this particular Bluetooth protocol. Here is an example of a Bluetooth Smart HR monitor from www.wahoofitness.com.

Pace
ANT+: Cruise Control should work with all stride sensors that use the ANT+ protocol as long as you have an ANT+ key for your iPhone. Here are examples of an ANT+ stride sensor and key from our friends at www.wahoofitness.com. There are lots of others (Garmin, adidas, etc.). As noted above, we don't think that anyone sells ANT+ keys for the iPhone 5 yet. Also note that Cruise Control is designed to work well without an external pace sensor.

Bluetooth Smart: There are no Bluetooth Smart Stride sensors on the market that we are aware of.

What about other sensors? Nope. All of the other ones that we are aware of either are not designed for running (e.g. cycling cadence sensors) or use a proprietary communication protocol (e.g. Nike shoe sensor).

Run-Tested Playlists are a collection of songs that we, and our users, love Cruisin' to. Once on your phone, these songs are guaranteed to make it through the app's tempo analyzer. And, the beat is easy to follow when running. Want more tunes to cruise to? We'll post a new playlist of some of our favorites here periodically or follow @CruiseCtrlRun for more frequent recommendations.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

I am not sure that any one really knows what Indie Folk is, but it seemed about right for this wicked mix from our runner friend, Murray. It has Bon Iver, Feist, The Postal Service and Sigur Ros, to name a few. Sure it is a bit folky, but it is on the rockin' side of folky. Enjoy!

Run-Tested Playlists are a collection of songs that we, and our users, love Cruisin' to. Once on your phone, these songs are guaranteed to make it through the app's tempo analyzer. And, the beat is easy to follow when running. Want more tunes to cruise to? We'll post a new playlist of some of our favorites here periodically or follow @CruiseCtrlRun for more frequent recommendations.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Sometimes it seems like Mark listens exclusively to Dutch Ska, but there is nothing wrong with his Indie Rock running mix. It's got Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, The National, and Broken Social Scene to name a few. Check out Mark's first run-tested playlist:

Run-Tested Playlists are a collection of songs that we, and our users, love Cruisin' to. Once on your phone, these songs are guaranteed to make it through the app's tempo analyzer. And, the beat is easy to follow when running. Want more tunes to cruise to? We'll post a new playlist of some of our favorites here periodically or follow @CruiseCtrlRun for more frequent recommendations.